Middle East
Iran to continue nuclear enrichment despite US move-parliament speaker
May 4, 2019
Iran to continue nuclear enrichment despite US move-parliament speaker
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will continue uranium enrichment under its nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani…
Sudanese take aim at Islamist ‘deep state’ left by al-Bashir
May 4, 2019
Sudanese take aim at Islamist ‘deep state’ left by al-Bashir
CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese protesters who succeeded in driving President Omar al-Bashir from power say their revolution won’t be…
Eight soldiers killed in attack on Haftar camp in south Libya: municipality head
May 4, 2019
Eight soldiers killed in attack on Haftar camp in south Libya: municipality head
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Eight soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack on a training camp belonging to the…
Gaza-Israel hostilities flare with rocket attacks, air strikes
May 4, 2019
Gaza-Israel hostilities flare with rocket attacks, air strikes
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Gaza militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Saturday and an Israeli air strike killed one…
Afghanistan loya jirga demands ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire
May 4, 2019
Afghanistan loya jirga demands ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire
A historic “loya jirga” peace summit in Kabul ended Friday with delegates from across Afghanistan demanding an immediate and permanent…
Iran must resist US sanctions through oil, non-oil exports: Rouhani
May 4, 2019
Iran must resist US sanctions through oil, non-oil exports: Rouhani
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran must counter US sanctions by continuing to export its oil…
Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
May 3, 2019
Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, a…
Seven dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
May 3, 2019
Seven dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
ANKARA (Reuters) – Seven people, including five children, were killed on Friday after a boat carrying migrants sank off the…
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
May 3, 2019
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Heavy fighting raged through the night in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli, with neither side…
Deadly escalation in northwestern Syria threatens truce
May 3, 2019
Deadly escalation in northwestern Syria threatens truce
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say dozens of airstrikes by government forces and Russia on the last rebel-held enclave in…